Webster's English Dictionary

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juncture

junc.ture \'j*n(k)-ch*r\ n 1: an instance of joining : UNION  2a: JOINT, 
   CONNECTION  2b: the manner of transition or mode of relationship between 
   two consecutiv e sounds in speech 3: a point of time; esp : one made 
   critical by a concurrence of cir cumstancesINGENCY, PINCH, STRAITS, CRISIS 
   mean a critical or crucial time or state of affairs. JUNCTURE stresses the 
   significant concurrence or convergence of events; PASS implies a bad or 
   distressing state or situation brought about by a combination of causes; 
   EXIGENCY stresses the pressure of restrictions or urgency of demands 
   created by a special situation; EMERGENCY applies to a sudden unforeseen 
   situation requiring prompt action to avoid disaster; CONTINGENCY implies an 
   emergency or exigency that is regarded as possible or even probable but 
   uncertain of occurrence; PINCH implies urgency or pressure for action to a 
   less intense degree than EXIGENCY or EMERGENCY; STRAITS applies to a 
   troublesome situation from which escape is extremely difficult; CRISIS 
   applies to a juncture whose outcome will make a decisive difference SYN syn 
   JUNCTURE, PASS, EXIGENCY, EMERGENCY, CONT